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   created their own, or used no song at all.   
      
   “The plaintiffs’ ability to license “Electric Avenue” in the market for   
   licensed music for videos—political or otherwise—would be affected by   
   widespread, uncompensated use. Accordingly, the last fair use factor favors   
   the plaintiffs,” Judge Koeltl concludes.   
      
   That leaves the question of damages; Grant previously requested $300,000,   
   but it’s likely the defense will have done their own calculations and   
   arrived at a vastly lower sum.   
      
   Judge Koeltl’s opinion and order can be found here (pdf)   
      
      
   https://torrentfreak.com/eddy-grant-wins-trumps-fair-use-of-electric-   
   avenue-was-anything-but-240916/   
      
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